Michael Holding terms pitches in England for Ashes as 'putrid'

Michael Holding

Former West Indies bowling legend Michael Holding, who worked with Sky Sports for the recent Ashes series in England, has termed the pitches in the country as ‘putrid’.

Holding, in column for Wisden India, wrote that the visitors performed much better than many expected and that the 3-0 scoreline that prevailed in the series was nowhere close to reflecting what actually transpired in the series.

“I think Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par. To be honest, both teams were brought closer together by putrid pitches,” he wrote.

“For the most part, they were pathetic. Only Lord’s and Old Trafford could be considered good cricket pitches.”